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In an off-brand moment for ISW, Eliana is full of praise this week for fact-checkers. We also have journalists down in Uvalde trying to figure out the play-by-play of the horrific shooting, and CNN is hoping to exercise some restraint with the ‘ole breaking news chyron.Show Notes:NYT: Uvalde Teacher Spoke With Husband, a Police Officer, Before She DiedWaPo: Biden’s fantastical claim of $500 in annual utility savingsFortune: EXCLUSIVE: Sheryl Sandberg, prompted by Roe v Wade, says why she decided to step down from Facebook after historic tenureRolling Stone: ‘Men Always Win’: Survivors ‘Sickened’ by the Amber Heard VerdictNYPost: Repairman who revealed Hunter Biden laptop sues Schiff, CNN, Politico and the Daily BeastWSJ: Expatriate Executives Flee Saudia Arabia’s Bad BossesCaitlin Flanagan: I’m a Coastal Grandmother. Stop Appropriating Our CultureTime Stamps:0:23 - Introduction4:12 - Front Page34:29 - Obsessions43:15 - Reader Mail44:30 - Favorite Items of the WeekIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com

We break down media coverage of the Texas shooting, ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ goes poof, and NPR creates a snitch line.Show Notes:LA Times on Chris's big newsRonald Brownstein on FilibusterWaPo on StefanikWaPo on MonkeypoxCJR on Political WritingSmithsonian on Small Town papersWaPo Op-Ed on Trump 2024WSJ on Depp v Herd Trial trendsNYT on John Fetterman's styleTimestamps:5:22 - Coverage of Texas Shooting9:41 - Filibuster14:40 - NRA mentioned in Media19:17 - Trump Primary Coverage29:39 - Stu Varney32:15 - Sussman Trial35:00 - Monkeypox40:04 - NPR Mask Policy44:00 - Obsessions44:14 - WaPo on Elise Stefanik50:40 - CJR on Political Writing54:39 - Reader Mail1:00:56 - Smithsonian on small-town paper1:02:15 - Trends from Depp v Herd trial1:04:31 - NYT on John Fetterman's styleIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com

Media makes a hash of the Buffalo shooting, the Biden administration pulls the plug on the Biden administration’s “disinformation” board, and a birder is back.Show Notes:WaPo on Stefanik and BuffaloNYT on Paul KrugmanMalcon Gladwell on TuckerWaPo's Climate Change StatsAxios Chart on Depp v Heard CaseWaPo on Disinformation BoardNYT on a birderPolitico on Steve SchmidtNPR on Pulitzer Debate Time Stamps3:50 - Front Page4:11 - WaPo and Stefanik13:02 - Paul Krugman and NYT14:30 - Tucker on Buffalo Shooting17:45 - "Eye Patch McCain"20:01 - Gladwell on Tucker22:01 - Lawerence O'Donnell's crazy cakes24:05 - CNN+ 27:49 - WaPo Rant32:11 - Amber (Ya) Heard37:01 - Disinformationn Board Disamebled 40:23 - A Birder is Back42:55 - Holy Schmidt 48:33 - Kathy Barnette54:00 - Reader Mail55:59 - Pultizer Debate57:30 - Clarence ThomasIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com

Axios gets its comeuppance for allowing reporters to join political protests, Chris has some issues with primary coverage, and the AP misses the real story on corporate silence on Roe decisionTime Stamps: 2:01 - Front Page 2:15 - Axios Employee Policy 8:25 - Roe Effect on Media 11:54 - Mississippi Governor v CNN 16:01 - Politico Doubles Down 23:11 - Fan Mail on AP Article 30:23 - Ugh, Pulitzers 33:37 - Renaming GWU 38:25 - OANN PSA 39:22 - Big (or small?) Moves for Chuck Todd 44:30 - Tom Brady's Big Contract 48:02 - Obsessions 48:20 - New Press Secretary 52:20 - Primary Coverage 59:20 - Reader Mail 1:03:29 - Favorite Items If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com

We break down Roe v. Wade coverage, the “boring” White House beat, and Trump’s role in the GOP primaries.Time Stamps:4:15 - Roe V Wade18:40 - Primary Fever22:00 - White Correspondence Dinner28:31 - Mr. President's Teleprompter32:04 - Taylor Lorenz and Drudge Report37:08 - Madison Cawthorne Video42:15 - Obsessions51:30 - Reader Mail1:00:25 - Say Something NiceShow Notes:NYT on Politico's big scoopPoytner ColumnAEI article from the great Samantha GoldsteinPolitico article on White House CoveragePolitico article mentioning the teleprompterNYT's Elon Musk ProfileEmail us stories or just say hi: wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com

Pressies panic over Musk’s Twitter acquisition and “harassment” of obscenely wealthy and powerful tech execs, Murdoch’s Facebook grudge lives on – and isn’t newsworthy, and should we care whether Kamala is taking a COVID pill?Show Notes:WSJ on Sheryl Sandberg putting pressure on Daily MailWaPo on Musk twitter attackMichael Lewis's PodcastGeorge Will's columnJeff Maurer in PersuasionTime Stamps:2:58 - Kamala has Covid10:09 - Most Dangerous Man in The World: Rupert Murdoch15:07 - Facebook v. Murdoch23:48 - Obsessions24:05 - Elon boosts online attacks33:09 - Michael Lewis on Tornados37:40 - Fan Mail46:55 - Favorite Items-Email us stories or just say hi: wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com

CNN scuttles streaming service, Taylor Lorenz plays ding dong ditch, and the journos go nuts over a judge’s ruling on the CDC mask mandate for federal transit.Show Notes: Pew research on twitter users Shawn McCreesh's profile of Joe Kahn Politico’s coverage of Joe Kahn Wonderful Fred Smith interview in WSJ Time Stamps 3:57 - Lorenz Doxxes 14:53 - Chris Licht takes a dig at journos 20:04 - Joe Kahn Profile 27:03 - Fact-checkers check Biden's arm shake 30:25 - Tucker Carlson explores testicle tanning 34:10 - Piers Morgan is something else 36:40 - Rudy is also something else 37:53 - Obsessions 38:20 - RIP CNN+ 43:32 - Journos resond to mask ruling 51:05 - Reader Mail 53:51 - Favorite Items of the Week 54:10 - CNN Colleagues being bros 56: 02 - FedEx Founder skirts non-PC comments

How race skews crime coverage, CNN gets owned, and geez, why can’t the NYT or the WaPo tell us what the 1619 Project actually says?Show Notes: Freebeacon coverage on the race of murders NYT coverage on subway shooter Cuomo's corporate puff piece Stelter owned Axios coverage on CNN+ NYT coverage on substack Lachlan Murdoch makes views clear NYT on 1619 project Elon wants twitter BLM's $6 million mansion Dianne Feinstein Coverage Time Stamps: 6:37 - Front Page 2:50 - Coverage of the Subway shooter 12:49 - Chris Cuomo's corporate puff segment 17:57 - Brian Stelter gets caught off guard 23:31 - CNN+ isn't doing hot 30:37 - Substack growing pains 33:01 - Laura Ingraham beefs with Hannity 36:52 - Lachlan Murdoch makes his views clear 41:19 - NYT and Hillsdale 42:55 - What happens if Elon buys twitter? 45:55 - Obsessions 51:12 - Fan Mail 59:28 - SF Chronicle takes on a rough one 1:02:35 - BLM Mansion

This week we've got New York Times: #NeverTweet, Gridiron dinner becomes a COVID superspreader, and will Psaki bomb on MSNBC?Show Notes: Leaked memo on NYT social media policy MSNBC interviews Taylor Lorenz Conservative radio cancels an employee WaPo editorial board on Hunter Biden Jen Psaki in talks to join MSNBC Australian journalist tried in China Vox covers Elizabeth Warren Axios and Edelman poll NYT on Bachelor couples Time Stamps: 3:18 Dean Baquet. You're a hero, or not? 13:15 Taylor Lorenz goes on MSNBC 18:19 Conservative radio cancels an employee over a tweet 20:44 More Hunter Biden! 28:44 Jen Psaki joins MSNBC 32:51 Pedo weirdness 38:41 Cooking up a superspreader at the Gridiron Obsessions 44:49 - Elizabeth Warren coverage 48:31 - Axios Poll 53:25 Reader Mail Favorite Item of the Week 54:39 - Bret Baier's interview with Zelenskyy 55:22- Bachelor Couples who make it work

The WaPo investigates the authenticity of Hunter Biden’s laptop, Ginni Thomas pushes Ukraine off the front page, and Chris and Eliana tackle reader e-mail.Show NotesGWB letter to kids on business opportunitiesBehold! WaPo authenticates Hunter Biden laptopNYT on Clarence and Ginni ThomasEzra Klein interviews Larry SummersTimes 5:03 - Behold! WaPo authenticates the Hunter Biden laptop 18:03 - Media manipulation– bonus Taylor Lorenz content 21:06 - Bedingfield testifies in maiden voyage 24:20 - Lara Logan speaks out 29:43 - Mulvaney hire roils CBS 34:40 - Obsessions 345:05 - Ginni Thomas 45:42 - The Slap Reader Mail 1:04:211 - Favorite Items of the Week 1:04:31 - Goldilocks coverage of Ukraine 1:06:58 - Ezra Klein on Larry Summers